Director and CE50 member William Oldroyd has been touring
the country with the star of the film, Florence Pugh, taking part in Q&As
and screenings ahead of Lady Macbeth's launch, and offering advice to other
filmmakers who are starting out.

At the Lady Macbeth screening and Q&A at
fellow CE50 member HOME, William Oldroyd recalled a useful piece of advice from
an editor – ‘how would you shoot the scene in one shot?’ this lead to a real
consideration of camera placement, and helped support the continuous shot style
favoured by Oldroyd, as well as fitting in with timing and budget constraints
for his first feature.

Lady Macbeth has been met with glowing reviews ahead of its
release on the 28th April.

‘Lady Macbeth is one of the most original and assured
British debut features of recent times. At a time when far too many cosy and
derivative costume dramas are being made, it has abrasiveness, attitude and
originality in abundance.’ The Independent

‘Like Amma Asante’s ‘Belle’ and Tom Hardy’s ‘Taboo’, ‘Lady
Macbeth’ is part of a new generation of British film and TV showing us that
Britain’s diversity didn’t begin with the Windrush. The stable boy and
Katherine’s maid are both mixed race – which adds another layer of complexity
and shows up toxic class divisions. What an extraordinary film.’ – Time Out

‘This intelligently scripted and imposingly played costume
noir revisits the conventions of Victorian melodrama to comment on modern
attitudes to oppression, prejudice and morality.’ – Empire Online

Lady Macbeth was funded through Creative England’s iFeatures programme, and is released in UK cinemas on the 28th April. Showing across the country, including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol and Newcastle - find a screening near you here.